Ten years since first making his mark in Fulham, owner of popular pub The Butcher's Hook Gus Evans, has decided to spread his wings and open a second venture, this time in Ravenscourt Park.

The second Butcher's Hook concept sits on the site of former Youngs pub The Thatched House in Dalling Road, a few minutes walk from Ravenscourt Park tube station, and casts an imposing presence on the local neighbourhood with its impressive corner site.

Inside there is nothing fancy about The Butcher's Hook but the simple design works well with a relaxed feel to the pub's smart cavernous bar and front eating area where there is an open kitchen pass. The mismatched rustic wooden furnishings work well, while in the rear conservatory main dinning room an impressive central feature gas fire adds a warm glow for dinners in the cooler winter months.

With head chef John Stanyer at the helm in the kitchen the dinner menu on the Wednesday evening I visited was reasonably compact, never a bad thing in my book, delivering some interesting choices for all three courses.

Fiona kicked off with perfectly cooked pan fried scallops, braised pork belly and cauliflower purée (£7.95) which delivered a great combination of flavours and textures on the plate. My sautéed wild mushrooms (£6.50) delivered a generous portion of tasty earthy flavours and were served on toast with truffle oil and the obligatory watercress.

The main dining room at The Butcher's Hook in Ravenscourt Park

For mains Fiona picked another star turn with a delicious piece of gleaming white hake fillet sitting well on the plate with vibrant peas, broad beans and a tasty well constructed wine and cockle sauce (£15.95) making for a very competent dish. I was left disappointed with my bavette steak (£17.50), a monster slab of meat, which although delivering reasonable flavour had been over cooked from the medium rare I ordered leaving it rather dry. The chips, however, were crispy and packed plenty of flavour and there was a half decent traditional bearnaise sauce.

It was nice to see that considerable care had been taken with the wine list and that many were available by the glass and jug. We enjoyed a jug of excellent Domaine de la Chique Cotes du Rousillon (£17.50), a cracking French red to really savour and a discovery of joy.

For desert my lemon posset with shortbread (£6) was a good pud to finish with leaving a clean and zesty taste on the palette while Fiona enjoyed her scoops (£1.50 each) of passion fruit and lime sorbet and raspberry ripple ice cream.

Service from the kitchen was well paced throughout the courses, the dishes were well presented and the staff were attentive and friendly.

The Butcher's Hook in Fulham has gained many plaudits over the years so this second venture for Gus and his team has plenty to live up to in a competitive area for foodies. Early signs are promising but in the long term to successfully follow in the footsteps of its sister pub it will need to make sure it consistently delivers top quality food and stays on top of its game at all times.